Examples of gorilla in a Sentence
She hired some gorilla as her bodyguard.
the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to “convince” him to pay up
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Zoo director Thane Maynard explained and defended the decision after criticism that the gorilla should have been tranquilized and removed, rather than killed.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The post immediately went viral, garnering 10 million views and more than 110,000 likes as of Thursday morning, with some commenters honoring Harambe and others questioning why the White House made such an emotional tribute to the slain gorilla.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
On May 28, 2016, Harambe was shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy visiting the zoo fell into his enclosure and was grabbed, dragged and thrown by the gorilla.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2026
After the newborn was introduced to the troop, another female gorilla who recently gave birth began caring for the baby.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The post immediately went viral, garnering 10 million views and more than 110,000 likes as of Thursday morning, with some commenters honoring Harambe and others questioning why the White House made such an emotional tribute to the slain gorilla.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
On May 28, 2016, Harambe was shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy visiting the zoo fell into his enclosure and was grabbed, dragged and thrown by the gorilla.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2026
After the newborn was introduced to the troop, another female gorilla who recently gave birth began caring for the baby.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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“Gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorilla. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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gorilla
noun
go·ril·la
gə-ˈril-ə 
: a typically black ape of equatorial Africa that is much larger but stands less erect than the related chimpanzee
Etymology
derived from Greek Gorillai, a name used by ancient explorers for what they thought was a tribe of hairy women in Africa
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